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Representatives from Pacific Island countries with the mandate for the management of ocean resources met in Nadi for the Regional Integrated Ocean Management (IOM) workshop.

The Apia Ocean Declaration endorsing the critical role of the ocean in the lives and economies of its member states was agreed upon on Saturday evening by the 56 Commonwealth nations.

The Government of PNG, through the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), has been actively engaged in launching its aligned National Biodiversity Targets with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

In days gone by, they would watch the heavily pregnant females drag themselves onto the beach and then plunder the eggs from their carefully excavated nests. They would take adults from the sea, and sell them for their shells and meat, but not anymore.

As the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) on Biological Diversity is soon approaching, the Tara Ocean Foundation presents its recommendations to ensure a just and effective protection of 30% of the ocean by 2030, in line with global targets.

As an important milestone in Samoa’s Ocean Strategy, today, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) released a plan to protect, conserve, and manage marine resources for the benefit of the Samoan people.

The Solomon Islands lack sufficient data for effective ocean management, despite possessing a vast 1.5 million square kilometers of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka.

The fauna and flora will talk back to people thanks to the Nature Trail Project where QR codes are being put up to make the Mt Vaea trail more interactive.

The Rarotongan Fly-Catcher, locally known as the Kākerōri, has had quite the history. It was once recognised as one of the 10 rarest birds in the world with 29 individuals recorded in 1989. Rats feasting on Kārerōri nests were the number one threat to the Kākerōri.

The handful of rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs have only each other for company for months at a time.